Proteocephalidea

tapeworm order

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In flatworm: Annotated classification
Order Proteocephalidea Scolex with 4 suckers, sometimes a 5th terminal one; vitellaria located in lateral margins; genital pores lateral; mainly parasites of cold-blooded vertebrates; about 185 species. Order Diphyllidea Two bothridia, each sometimes bisected by a median longitudinal ridge; large rostellum (cone-shaped or cylindrical projection) armed
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